Low awareness in London of new renters’ rights legislation could undermine major new reforms set to come into force in May, ministers have been warned.
Tag - housing
London’s housing crisis could be solved by a shift to building more mid-rise developments across the capital, the Mayor has been told.
Residents have begun moving into a new Central London council estate which has stood empty since 2024 after a series of delays.
Too many of London’s new housing developments look the same to residents and have unappealing architecture replicated across the city, Sir Sadiq Khan has been...
The Mayor of London appears to have tempered expectations that he will reach affordable housing targets set by the government.
The City of London Corporation has been criticised by the social housing regulator for “serious failings” in the management of its estates.
Challenges around shared ownership properties are a “particular” issue for Londoners, the Housing Minister has admitted.
The Mayor of London looks set to fall well short of affordable housing targets set by the Government, new data shows.
City Hall has launched a massive £1.5 billion intervention to rescue London’s stalled housing market, deploying ultra-low interest loans to replicate Vienna’s...
The Mayor is falling short of delivering the affordable homes that Londoners need most, a City Hall report has concluded.
Islington Council has vowed that its frontline services are “safe” under its latest budget plans that propose stripping millions from the council’s back office.
Housebuilding starts have fallen by 84 per cent in London since 2015 despite the capital’s housing supply crisis, new data has revealed.
London’s 2.7million private renters will only benefit from new legislation boosting their rights if councils properly enforce the law, the London Assembly has...
An Islington pensioner who claims he is forced to pump out sewage water from his flat “daily” is now facing a court battle after being served a ‘no fault’...
The Mayor of London has vowed to “turn the tide” on rising levels of homelessness in the capital as figures show rough sleeping has increased by 63 per cent...
London’s primary pension investment firm must invest more of their £51billion worth of assets in affordable housing in the capital, an Assembly Member has said.
The extent of how London’s construction skills shortage is slowing down building in the capital has been laid bare.
Islington has one of the highest homelessness rates in England, new estimates suggest.
Proposals for a sweeping redevelopment of an Islington housing estate adding hundreds more homes have been approved.
The Mayor of London’s decision to slash affordability quotas for developers from 35 to 20 per cent was “not in a place any of us wanted to arrive at”, the...
More than 15,000 households were on Islington's social housing wait list this year, new figures show.
Families from London’s Gypsy and Traveller community are hopeful after a North London council has found several potential permanent sites – but they will...
Controversial measures to speed up housebuilding in London – including reducing the required proportion of affordable homes in new developments – have been...
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